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In La Vanguardia Readers' Photos we travel today to the middle of the 20th century, when, in Barcelona, the idea of congratulating Christmas by knocking on the door of homes became fashionable among some professionals.
This was the case of the watchman, the night watchman, the garbage man and the postman (back then there were no mailboxes in the gates and the postman would call you and, depending on what it was, he would leave the letter on the ground or, if he saw that it was something important , I brought it home to you). And on these Christmas dates they got a small bonus.
This way of earning an extra soon caught on among all the professionals and, the week before Christmas, the mischief was even working because there were many who jumped on the congratulations bandwagon to get a bonus.
The lamplighter, the locksmith, the delivery man, the tailor, the apprentice and a large cast of professional profiles that you had never seen in your life showed up at home.
And, when you opened the door, they shamelessly planted a Christmas card in your face and reached out to collect a tip to increase their pay. A peculiar Christmas spirit.
